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Dillon Wallace 1903
Dillon may refer to: People *Dillon (surname) *Dillon (given name) * Dillon (singer) (born 1988), Brazilian singer *Viscount Dillon, a title in the Peerage of Ireland Places Canada *Dillon, Saskatchewan United States *Dillon Beach, California *Dillon, Colorado * Dillon, Illinois *Dillon, Kansas *Dillon, Missouri *Dillon, Montana *Dillon, South Carolina **Dillon County, South Carolina *Dillon, West Virginia *Dillon Falls, Ohio, also called Dillon *Dillons Run, a river in West Virginia *Dillon State Park, on the Licking River, Licking County, Ohio *Dillon Township (other) Arts and entertainment Fictional characters *Al Dillon, in the 1987 film ''Predator'' * Kevin Dillon (character), in the young adult novel ''Freak the Mighty'' * Matt Dillon (''Gunsmoke''), in the radio and television versions of ''Gunsmoke'' *The Dillon family in the soap opera ''All My Children'': **Laurel Banning Dillon **Janet Dillon *Dillon Quartermaine, in the soap opera ''General Hospital'' *Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dillon (surname)
Dillon is an Irish surname of Breton origin, descending from a cadet branch of Viscomte de Leon in Northern Brittany. It first appeared in Ireland with the arrival of Sir Henry de Leon, Prince John's secretary in 1185. Sir Henry married Maud de Courcy, daughter of Sir John de Courcy and Affrica Guðrøðardóttir. Awarded large tracts of land by in Meath and Westmeath, one of the Dillons’ first Mott & Baileys can still be found at Dunnamona before the establishment of stone structures such as Portlick Castle. The name evolved into the Irish-language "Diolun"/English-language "Dillon" (not to be confused with the Welsh given name Dylan). It is particularly common in the Meath and Westmeath counties of Ireland where the Dillons were granted vast areas of land. The name is widespread throughout Ireland. The Dillon family later became the Barons Clonbrock and Earls of Roscommon. The family in Ireland was honoured with six compositions (music & poetry) composed by Turlough Carol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Licking River (Ohio)
The Licking River is a tributary of the Muskingum River, about 40 mi (65 km) long, in central Ohio in the United States. Via the Muskingum and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. Course The Licking River is formed at Newark in Licking County by the confluence of its north and south forks including many other small fishable streams. * The North Fork Licking River, about 35 mi (55 km) long, rises in southwestern Morrow County and initially flows generally east-southeastwardly through Knox County, past Centerburg, into Licking County, where at Utica it turns southwardly and flows past St. Louisville. In Licking County, the North Fork collects the Otter Fork Licking River, which rises in Knox County and flows past Hartford; the Lake Fork Licking River; and the Clear Fork Licking River. The Lake and Clear forks both flow for their entire lengths in Licking County. * The South Fork Licking River, about 30 mi (50 km) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhum Dillon
The Distillerie Dillon is in Fort de France in Martinique. It distills many types of rum from the locally grown sugar cane. It is powered by a Corliss steam engine that was built in 1922. History The site of the distillery was settled by sugar farmers in 1690. The name stems from a soldier with Lafayette's troops in the American War of Independence. Serving with , of the |
Dillon Aero
Dillon Aero, Inc. is an armament manufacturer in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA. Minigun Dillon Aero manufactures the Air Force GAU-2B/A (Army M134) 7.62×51mm minigun, which is used primarily by 160th SOAR The 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), abbreviated as 160th SOAR (A), is a special operations force of the United States Army that provides helicopter aviation support for special operations forces. Its missions have include .... The company completely redesigned the weapon and significantly improved its reliability while reducing its weight. Company Dillon Aero is owned by the Dillon family, who also own Dillon Precision, a manufacturer of reloading presses and other reloading equipment, as well as Dillon Optics, a sunglasses manufacturer. References {{reflist External linksDillon Aero Home [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dillon, Texas
Dillon is a ghost town in Hopkins County, Texas, located 30 miles east of Miller Grove near Saltillo, Texas. The town was named after E. F. Dillon, who started operating the post office in his store in 1901. The post office closed in 1906, and in the mid-1930s the town disappeared from highway maps. In popular culture Dillon shares a name with the fictionalized setting of '' Friday Night Lights''. The series was filmed around Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the county seat, seat and largest city of Travis County, Texas, Travis County, with portions extending into Hays County, Texas, Hays and Williamson County, Texas, Williamson co .... References {{coord missing, Texas Geography of Hopkins County, Texas Ghost towns in East Texas Fictional populated places in Texas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dillon's Rolling Western
''Dillon's Rolling Western'', known in Japan as , is a downloadable video game developed by Vanpool (company), Vanpool and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. It is the first game in the ''Dillon'' series. Released exclusively through the system's Nintendo eShop online storefront, the game features Dillon, an anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic armadillo who must defend frontier villages from walking rock-like monsters. ''Dillon's Rolling Western'' combines elements of 3D exploration, action sequences and tower defense and was first unveiled at E3 2011 as ''The Rolling Western''. On February 14, 2013, Nintendo announced via a List of Nintendo Direct presentations, Nintendo Direct in North America that the game was to be followed up by a sequel to be released in the following April, entitled ''Dillon's Rolling Western: The Last Ranger''. On September 13, 2017, Nintendo of Japan announced via a List of Nintendo Direct presentations, Nintendo Direct a new installment for the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Power Rangers RPM
''Power Rangers RPM'' is the seventeenth season of the television series ''Power Rangers'' and is an adaptation of ''Engine Sentai Go-onger'', the thirty-second Japanese ''Super Sentai'' series. The season was the eighth and final to air on ABC stations, premiering March 7, 2009 on ABC. Due to the low ratings of the preceding season, '' Jungle Fury'', ''RPM'' was also the final season to be produced and distributed by Disney and Renaissance-Atlantic Entertainment, putting the series on a one-year hiatus until the premiere of ''Power Rangers Samurai'' in 2011. ''Power Rangers Beast Morphers'' (2019), which was produced by the franchise's current owner Hasbro, through its Allspark entertainment division, was its direct sequel. Story An AI computer virus named Venjix takes over all of the Earth's computers, creates an army of robot "Grinder" droids and destroys or enslaves almost all of humanity. Only the city of Corinth remains, protected by an almost impenetrable force field f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dillon Quartermaine
Dillon Quartermaine is a fictional character from ''General Hospital'', an American soap opera on the ABC network. Introduced in 1992, Dillon is the son of Tracy Quartermaine (Jane Elliot) and her ex-husband Paul Hornsby (Paul Satterfield). Tracy skips town with Dillon in 1993, violating her custody agreement with Paul. In 1996, Tracy and Dillon—played by P.J. Aliseo—are introduced on '' The City'' and last appeared in the series finale in 1997. In 2003, the character was re-introduced on ''General Hospital'' played by Scott Clifton. Dillon develops a romance with Georgie Jones (Lindze Letherman) whom he eventually marries. However, the relationship falls apart when Dillon has an affair with and impregnates his stepsister Lulu Spencer ( Julie Marie Berman). Clifton vacated the role in 2007 and Dillon was written out of the series making brief returns last appearing for Georgie's funeral in 2007. The actor earned three consecutive Daytime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janet Dillon
Janet Green (née Marlowe) is a fictional character that appeared on the daytime soap opera, ''All My Children''. She is commonly known for terrorizing the residents of Pine Valley, including her sister Natalie Marlowe and the murder of Will Cortlandt. Janet frequently suffers from bouts of psychosis resulting from emotional abuse inflicted upon her since childhood. While experiencing psychosis, she frequently hallucinates two-way conversations with her reflection in the mirror. The hallucination looks as the character did when first introduced; homely with dark hair and glasses. Its responses are consistently critical of Janet and while it does provide her with solutions to current obstacles, the solutions are often illegal and something a reasonable individual would not consider. As a result of her mental illness and erratic behavior, the character was sometimes referred to as "Janet from Another Planet". Janet has had extended periods of sanity. She and her psyche have been stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurel Banning
This is a list of characters appearing (or who have appeared) on the ABC Daytime and TOLN soap opera ''All My Children''. A Carter Anders *Jason Pendergraft (2013) Pine Valley Hospital doctor with an unknown past. Bill Anderson * James Pritchett (1989) Dr. Russ Anderson *David Pendleton (1978–79) * Charles Brown (1979–80) Gillian Andrassy (deceased) *Esta TerBlanche (1997–2001, 2011) Hungarian princess, married to Jake Martin and Ryan Lavery. Initially, a spoiled and arrogant young lady who clashed with both Kelsey Martin and Hayley Vaughn-Santos, Gillian eventually matured into a much kinder and compassionate woman, due to her marriage to Jake Martin. She was murdered in a botched attempt on the life of Anna Devane in 2001 (resulting in the donation of her heart to Laura Kirk-English). Appeared as a ghost to Ryan in 2011 to assure him that she was not David's last Project Orpheus patient. Maida Andrews *Pamela Blair (1985) Steve Andrews *Nicolas Coster (1988–89 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke)
Matt Dillon is a fictional character featured on both the radio and television versions of ''Gunsmoke''. He is the U.S. Marshal of Dodge City, Kansas, who works to preserve law and order in the western frontier of the 1870s. The character was created by writer John Meston. The character evolved considerably during nine years on CBS Radio and twenty years on CBS Television (Columbia Broadcasting System). Overview Writer John Meston created Matt Dillon, "whose hair is probably red, if he's got any left. He'd be handsomer than he is if he had better manners but life and his enemies have left him looking a little beat up, and I suppose having seen his mother (back about 1840) trying to take a bath in a wooden washtub without fully undressing left his soul a little warped. Anyway, there'd have to be something wrong with him or he wouldn't have hired on as a United States Marshal in the heyday of Dodge City, Kansas." On the radio series which ran from 1952 until 1961, Matt w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
